A light collection and concentration system includes a primary light concentrator, a light transport structure, and a light directing structure optically associated with the primary light concentrator. The system may include an optional secondary light concentrator. Each unit-system includes a plurality of the primary light concentrators and a respective plurality of the light directing structures, and only a single light transport structure. A photo-voltaic (PV) cell may advantageously be associated with each unit-system. Solar radiation is focused by the primary concentrators onto respective light directing structures incorporated in a low aspect ratio, sheet-type waveguide light transport structure. Each respective light directing structure intercepts the focused light and deflects it transversely to travel along the length of the light transport structure primarily via total internal reflection (TIR) towards an exit-end of the light transport structure, where it can be input to the PV cell. The optional secondary light concentrator may further concentrate the light out-coupled from the transport structure into the PV cell.
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1. A light collection and concentration system, comprising:
a light concentrating layer having a first section and at least a second section;
a first light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-1, including a plurality of light directing elements disposed in at least a portion of one of the top and bottom surfaces thereof in optical registration with the first section of the light concentrating layer, and having a respective side-end primary light exit surface;
a first light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-1, where n2-1<n1-1, disposed immediately adjacent the light concentrating layer and the first light transport layer;
at least a second light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-2, including a plurality of light directing elements disposed in at least one of the top and bottom surfaces thereof and in respective optical registration with the at least second section of the light concentrating layer, and having a respective side-end primary light exit surface; and
a respective at least second light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-2, where n2-2<n1-2, disposed immediately adjacent the first light transport layer and the second light transport layer.
5. A light collection and concentration system, comprising:
a first collector including:
a first light concentrating layer;
a first light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-1, having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, and further including a plurality of light-directing elements disposed in a bottom surface thereof and extending inwardly therefrom at an angle to the bottom surface, in optical registration with the first light concentrating layer; and
a first light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-1, where n2-1<n1-1, disposed between the first light concentrating layer and the first light transport layer; and
at least a second collector having an outer portion including:
a second light concentrating layer;
a second light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-2, and further including a plurality of light-directing elements disposed in a portion of a bottom surface thereof and extending inwardly therefrom at an angle to the bottom surface, in optical registration with the second light concentrating layer; and
a second light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-2, where n2-2<n1-2, disposed between the second light concentrating layer and the second light transport layer, and an inner portion consisting of a plane parallel region of the second light transport layer having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, wherein the inner portion is disposed adjacent underneath the first light transport layer; and
a light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n′2-2, where n′2-2≧n2-2 and <n1-2, disposed immediately adjacent a top surface of the plane parallel region of the second light transport layer.
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at least a third collector having an outer portion including:
a third light concentrating layer;
a third light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-3, and further including a plurality of light-directing elements disposed in a portion of a bottom surface thereof and extending inwardly therefrom at an angle to the bottom surface, in optical registration with the third light concentrating layer; and
a third light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-3, where n2-3<n1-3, disposed between the third light concentrating layer and the third light transport layer, and an inner portion consisting of a plane parallel region of the third light transport layer having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, wherein the inner portion is disposed adjacent underneath the second light transport layer; and
a light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n′2-3, where n′2-3≧n2-3 and <n1-3, disposed immediately adjacent a top surface of the plane parallel region of the third light transport layer.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 12/389,466 filed on Feb. 20, 2009, which itself claims priority to Spanish priority application No. P200803237 filed in the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office on Nov. 12, 2008.
Not applicable.
1. Field of the Invention
Embodiments of the invention generally pertain to a light collection and concentration system. More particularly, embodiments on the invention are directed to a solar radiation collection and concentration system and components thereof; methods for light collection, transport, and concentration; and applications of said solar radiation collection and concentration system and components thereof; and, most particularly to a solar energy-concentrated photo-voltaic (CPV) system.
2. Description of Related Art
Numerous solar energy systems and components that make up these systems have been proposed and developed over the 20th century to present. Despite this longstanding effort and the enormous resources devoted to it, solar energy systems available today are not competitive in terms of cost and efficiency with alternative forms of energy production for commercial and residential settings.
A well known design goal for solar collection systems is unit size reduction with increased efficiency. That is, solar energy systems may benefit commercially if they are relatively thin, compact, easily deployable, accessible for servicing, and cost efficient. As seen in
In view of these and other known challenges in the solar energy art, the inventors have recognized the benefits and advantages of solar energy systems and associated components that are thinner, more compact, more efficient, more reliable, less costly, and otherwise improved over the current state of the art.
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a light collection and concentration system. The system includes a primary light concentrator; a single light transport structure; and, a light directing structure. The system may include a secondary light concentrator. The system may further include a PV cell associated with each unit-system that includes a plurality of the primary light concentrators and a respective plurality of the light directing structures, a single light transport structure and, optionally, a secondary light concentrator.
Illustratively, solar radiation is focused at normal incidence onto the large area surface of a thin, sheet-type waveguide transport structure. A light directing structure intercepts the focused light at or in the transport structure and deflects it generally transversely to travel along the planar length of the transport structure. A secondary light concentrator may be provided to concentrate the light to be out-coupled from an exit-end of the waveguide and into a PV cell or structure directing the light to a PV cell.
According to non-limiting, alternative aspects, the primary light concentrator may be any of a variety of known elements that can collect incident solar radiation and concentrate this incident radiation into a smaller area. Refractive elements (e.g., lenses), reflective elements (e.g., mirrors), and diffractive elements (e.g., gratings, holograms) are non-limiting examples of primary light concentrators that may be used. According to various non-limiting aspects, a single primary light concentrator may take the form of a conventional focusing lens, a Fresnel lens, a straight cylindrical lens, a curved cylindrical lens (e.g., a full annulus or arc segment thereof), a parabolic mirror (or segment thereof), and others known in the art. As such, unit-systems may comprise, but are not limited to, primary light concentrator sections in the forms of a spaced, non-overlapping lens array (e.g., square, hexagonal, triangular, other array shapes), a straight, cylindrical lenticular-type concentrator sheet, and a circular (or arc segment thereof)-annular, cylindrical lenticular-type concentrator sheet.
The single light transport structure associated with a unit-system is in the form of a thin sheet waveguide; i.e., having a thickness, T, much less than the general length, L, of the structure; thus having a low aspect ratio defined by T/L. The structure will be bounded by upper (top) and lower (bottom) surfaces that define the boundary between a higher index of refraction within the structure and a lower index of refraction outside of the structure so as to facilitate light propagation along the length of the interior of the structure via total internal reflection (TIR) as known in the art. The structure will have an end (hereinafter, exit-end) wherefrom the light propagates out of the transport structure. According to various non-limiting aspects, the interior of the structure may comprise solid, liquid, or gaseous material suitable to propagate light therein by TIR with or without diffuse and/or specular reflection.
The aforementioned light directing structure provides a means by which concentrated light from the primary light concentrator is input to and/or directed in a desired propagation direction in the light transport structure towards the exit-end of the transport structure. Thus the light directing structure can suitably function to capture the focal spot, for example, from the primary light concentrator that is for the most part normally incident on the top or bottom surface of the transport structure and redirect it, illustratively, at 90 degrees, in order for it to propagate along the length of the transport structure towards the exit-end thereof. In a non-limiting aspect, the light directing structure may be a light reflecting surface laterally cut into the top or bottom surface of the transport structure that reflects input light via TIR, specular reflection, diffuse reflection, diffraction, multiple beam interference, and other known optical processes for changing the direction of a propagating light beam. In each single transport structure, multiple light directing structures will be respectively associated with multiple primary light concentrators of a unit-system. Thus each light directing structure may be a finite or a continuous structure depending upon the configuration and geometry of each of the respective primary light concentrator(s). According to non-limiting aspects, the top and/or bottom surfaces of the transport structure that contains the light directing structures as integral surface portions thereof may have a flat, a staircase, or a stepped (echelon-shaped) top or bottom surface that may be planar or curved. According to alternative aspects, the light directing structures may be disposed in the interior of the transport structure in the form of prisms, gratings, quantum dots, photonic crystals, and other structures that would be able to provide the required function of the light directing structures with or without primary focusing elements.
According to an embodiment, an equi-depth light collection and concentration system includes a light concentrating layer having a first section and at least a second section, a first light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-1, including a plurality of light directing elements disposed in at least a portion of one of the top and bottom surfaces thereof in optical registration with the first section of the light concentrating layer, and having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, a first light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-1, where n2-1<n1-1, disposed immediately adjacent the light concentrating layer and the first light transport layer, at least a second light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-2, including a plurality of light directing elements disposed in at least one of the top and bottom surfaces thereof and in respective optical registration with the at least second section of the light concentrating layer, and having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, and a respective at least second light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-2, where n2-2<n1-2, disposed immediately adjacent the first light transport layer and the second light transport layer.
In an embodiment, a compound light collection and concentration system includes a first collector comprising a first light concentrating layer, a first light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-1, having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, and further including a plurality of light-directing elements disposed in a bottom surface thereof and extending inwardly therefrom at an angle to the bottom surface, in optical registration with the first light concentrating layer, and a first light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-1, where n2-1<n1-1, disposed between the first light concentrating layer and the first light transport layer; and, at least a second collector having an outer portion including a second light concentrating layer, a second light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-2, and further including a plurality of light-directing elements disposed in a portion of a bottom surface thereof and extending inwardly therefrom at an angle to the bottom surface, in optical registration with the second light concentrating layer, and a second light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-2, where n2-2<n1-2, disposed between the second light concentrating layer and the second light transport layer, and, an inner portion consisting of a plane parallel region of the second light transport layer having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, wherein the inner portion is disposed adjacent underneath the first light transport layer, and a light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n′2-2, where n′2-2≧n2-2 and <n1-2, disposed immediately adjacent a top surface of the plane parallel region of the second light transport layer.
In an aspect of the compound light collection and concentration system embodiment, the system further comprises at least a third collector having an outer portion including a third light concentrating layer, a third light transport layer characterized by an index of refraction n1-3, and further including a plurality of light-directing elements disposed in a portion of a bottom surface thereof and extending inwardly therefrom at an angle to the bottom surface, in optical registration with the third light concentrating layer, and a third light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n2-3, where n2-3<n1-3, disposed between the third light concentrating layer and the third light transport layer; and, an inner portion consisting of a plane parallel region of the third light transport layer having a respective side-end primary light exit surface, wherein the inner portion is disposed adjacent underneath the second light transport layer; and a light transmissive medium layer characterized by an index of refraction n′2-3, where n′2-3≧n2-3 and <n1-3, disposed immediately adjacent a top surface of the plane parallel region of the third light transport layer.
The optional secondary light concentrator serves to collect the light propagating in the low-aspect-ratio transport structure and further concentrate it for out-coupling through the exit-end of the transport structure and into a receiver such as a PV cell disposed to receive the out-coupled light. According to a non-limiting aspect, a light concentrating optical component may be operatively coupled to (e.g., molded to, cemented to, free-space-aligned to, etc.) the exit-end of the transport structure to secondarily concentrate and out-couple the light into a PV cell. The optical component may be made of the same or a different material than the transport structure suitable to perform its intended function. Alternatively, the exit-end itself of the transport structure may be shaped (e.g., parabolically-tapered; straight-tapered; trapezoidally-tapered; or, otherwise appropriately shaped) to integrally form the secondary concentrator in the exit-end of the transport structure. Such shapes will support TIR and/or specular and/or diffuse reflection of the light propagating in the transport structure.
According to various aspects, any of the system embodiments disclosed above may be in the form of an azimuthal (pie-shaped) section of a rotationally symmetric, 360° annular disk-shaped system, where the exit face(s) of the system is at the annular, vertex region of the section or at the inner side of the rotationally symmetric annular disk. If the outer side edge of a pie-shaped section of the system is made straight such that each section now resembles generally a triangle (with a truncated vertex) in plan view, multiple system sections can be interleaved side-by-side to create a straight row-shaped system. Alternatively, two or more sections disposed side-by-side will form a curved system format up to and including a full 360° disk format.
For a rotationally symmetric, 360° annular disk-shaped system format, the output light at the inner annulus, side end surface(s) of the system may be turned substantially 90° (into −y direction) from the light transport direction (+z direction) either before or during secondary concentration, depending upon the shape and optical surface characteristics of the secondary light concentrator.
In various aspects of a light collection and concentration system as embodied herein, a non-optical surface of the primary light concentrator component as well as a non-faceted surface of the light transport structure may be co-tilted such that the resulting overall longitudinal aspect of the system is, e.g., planar rather than wedge-like and, in any case, reduced in volume.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and in part will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from that description or recognized by practicing the invention as described herein, including the claims as well as the appended drawings.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary of the invention, and are intended to provide an overview or framework for understanding the nature and character of the invention as it is claimed. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate various embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles and operation of the invention.
What follows is a descriptions of the various components and component systems suitable for use in the embodied invention according to non-limiting aspects of the invention.
Primary Light Concentrator
The primary light concentrator has two major functions: to collect incident solar radiation; and, to concentrate the incident radiation into a desired spot size at a desired concentration location coincident with a respective light directing structure. Thus the primary light concentrator will be characterized by, among other things, a focusing power parameter. Hereinafter, the concentrated light spot will be referred to as the focus spot and the concentration location will be referred to as the focal plane, for each primary light concentrator, although this terminology is not intended to limit the light concentration to the optical focus per se of a primary light concentrator.
According to an embodiment, the primary light concentrator is a refractive component; i.e., a lens of various types well known in the art. Based on system design parameters, the refractive component can be provided in a suitable material having desired physical and optical characteristics including, but not limited to, index of refraction, size, shape, curvature, conic constant, orientation, geometry, and so on.
It will be further appreciated that a light collection and concentration unit-system according to various non-limiting aspects of the invention will comprise a plurality of primary light concentrators arranged discretely in, e.g., a non-overlapping array, as a group of interconnected individual lenses arranged, e.g., in a non-overlapping array of groups, as an annular or other sequential interconnection of lenses, and other configurations.
According to an illustrative aspect, the primary light concentrator 502 is a rectangular shaped cylindrical lens, as shown for illustration as two connected end-to-end and side-by-side lenses, respectively, in
In another illustrative aspect, each primary light concentrator 602n is a circular cylindrical lens or arc section thereof, as illustrated in
According to another embodiment, the primary light concentrator is a reflective component; i.e., a minor of various types well known in the art. A cross sectional view of an illustrative reflective-type system is shown in
According to an alternative aspect, the primary light concentrator unit may comprise a catadioptric system as grossly illustrated in
Light Directing Structure and Light Transport Structure
According to an embodiment of the invention, the light directing structure and light transport structure form an integral component. As discussed above, the function of the light directing structure is to receive the focal spot (which is propagating in one direction) from the primary light concentrator and direct that light into the transport structure so that it may propagate within the transport structure in a direction generally transverse to that of the incident light direction.
A generic, sheet-type light transport structure 1050 according to the embodiments of the invention is shown in a schematic perspective view in
In
The width of the focused light spots on their respective light directing structures will depend, in part, upon the thickness of the system. The thickness may influence the dimensions of the light directing structures. Thus, for example, if the tilted reflecting surface of a light directing structure is between about 130 μm-140 μm with a base dimension of about 130 μm and a height dimension of about 140 μm, then the width of the focused light may advantageously be about 100 μm (i.e., 100 μm diameter; 100 μm×length of cylindrical primary concentrator, etc.). These dimensions provide certain room for alignment error between the primary concentrator focus direction and the location of each respective light directing structure. A more detailed numerical example will be described below.
Due to the stringent and challenging alignment requirements, the primary concentrator surfaces and the light directing structures may advantageously be manufactured as an integrated unit to alleviate or minimize misalignment therebetween.
Alternative contemplated embodiments of the light transport structure may include light directing structures that are wholly embedded within the light transport structure. Examples of such light transport structure may include prisms, gratings, quantum dots, photonic crystals, and other structures that would be able to provide the required function of the light directing structures with or without primary focusing elements.
Secondary Light Concentrator
As described above, the light propagated in the light transport structure is out-coupled at the exit-end of the light transport structure as shown, e.g., at 1024 in
Table I below lists some design parameters for a simple, wedged light collection and concentration system, with reference to
TABLE I
#
width
R
cc
T
step
1
1
1.0179
−0.448
3.0235
0.12
2
1.046
1.0646
−0.448
3.1622
0.1255
3
1.094
1.1134
−0.448
3.3072
0.1313
4
1.144
1.1645
−0.448
3.4589
0.1373
5
1.196
1.2179
−0.448
3.6175
0.1436
6
1.251
1.2737
−0.448
3.7834
0.1502
7
1.309
1.3321
−0.448
3.9569
0.157
8
1.369
1.3932
−0.448
4.1384
0.1642
9
1.432
1.4571
−0.448
4.3282
0.1718
10
1.497
1.524
−0.448
4.5267
0.1797
11
1.566
1.5939
−0.448
4.7343
0.1879
12
1.638
1.667
−0.448
4.9514
0.1965
13
1.713
1.7434
−0.448
5.1785
0.2055
14
1.791
1.8234
−0.448
5.416
0.215
15
1.873
1.907
−0.448
5.6644
0.2248
16
1.959
1.9944
−0.448
5.9242
0.2351
17
2.049
2.0859
−0.448
6.1958
0.2459
18
2.143
2.1816
−0.448
6.48
0.2572
19
2.242
2.2816
−0.448
6.7772
0.269
20
2.344
2.3863
−0.448
7.088
0.2813
21
2.452
2.4957
−0.448
7.4131
0.2942
22
2.564
2.6102
−0.448
7.7531
0.3077
23
2.682
2.7299
−0.448
8.1086
0.3218
24
2.805
2.8551
−0.448
8.4805
0.3366
25
2.933
2.986
−0.448
8.8694
0.352
26
3.068
3.123
−0.448
9.2762
0.3682
27
3.209
3.2662
−0.448
9.7016
0.385
28
3.356
3.416
−0.448
10.1466
0.4027
29
3.51
3.5726
−0.448
10.6119
0.4212
30
3.671
3.7365
−0.448
11.0986
0.4405
31
3.839
3.9078
−0.448
11.6076
0.4607
32
4.015
4.0871
−0.448
12.14
0.4818
33
4.199
4.2745
−0.448
12.6967
0.5039
34
4.392
4.4706
−0.448
13.279
0.527
35
4.593
4.6756
−0.448
13.888
0.5512
36
4.804
4.89
−0.448
14.525
0.5765
37
5.024
5.1143
−0.448
15.1911
0.6029
38
5.255
5.3488
−0.448
15.8878
0.6306
39
5.496
5.5941
−0.448
16.6164
0.6595
40
5.748
5.8507
−0.448
17.3785
0.6897
41
6.011
6.119
−0.448
18.1755
0.7214
42
6.287
6.3997
−0.448
19.0091
0.7545
43
6.575
6.6932
−0.448
19.8809
0.7891
As shown in
Table II below lists some design parameters for the primary concentrator and light transport layers of an ‘equi-depth’ light collection and concentration system according to a non-limiting, illustrative example, where * refers to the linear displacement along the collector radius from the center of the ring (all dimensions in mm).
TABLE II
1st ring
2nd ring
(inner)
(outer)
Sector radius (mm)
55
100
Ring width* (mm)
6
3
Number of rings
7
15
Lens Focusing Element
Radius of Curvature
5.189
2.594
Conic constant
−0.4483
−0.4483
Center thickness (mm
4.0
2.0
Light Directing Structure
Width (mm)
0.5
0.25
Angle (degrees)
45°
45°
Offset (mm)**
−2.7
−1.35
Transport layer thickness (mm)
6.0
6.0
Low index film
Thickness (mm)
0.01
0.01
Refractive index
1.35
1.35
**Rings are formed by rotation of the lens cross section;
**Linear displacement along collector radius from the center of the ring..
According to an aspect, and with reference to
As further illustrated in
As mentioned above with reference to
If the light collection and concentration system has a rotationally symmetric, annular disk-shaped format as illustrated, for example, in
Alternatively, as shown in
Referring to
With respect to the aspects of the invention illustrated in
According to an alternative aspect of the invention, the light transport component (waveguide) need not be a solid, monolithic material; rather, a light transport component 3100-1 as illustrated in
The transparent enclosure 3102 could be injected with the fluid medium 3104 and sealed during the manufacturing process. The waveguide properties may be shared by both the enclosure geometry and the fluid medium. It may not be necessary to completely fill the enclosure with the liquid medium. For example, a small gas bubble can be left inside the enclosure to accommodate thermal expansion of the fluid. The liquid should be degassed and remaining gas bubbles should be insoluble in the liquid. Alternatively, this degassing feature can be used as follows: e.g., when heating water (before boiling), air contained in it will precipitate in small bubbles at the recipient walls. The bubble growth can be induced in specific areas and remain there for optical injection using TIR just at the bubble interface. In another aspect, the media in the enclosure may include both solid and liquid parts.
As previously disclosed herein, the primary concentrator may be a Fresnel lens, such as shown at 3302-1 in
Alternatively, the structured surface of the Fresnel lens may be oriented towards the short conjugate as shown at 3302-02 in
The use of the terms “a” and “an” and “the” and similar references in the context of describing the invention (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. The terms “comprising,” “having,” “including,” and “containing” are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning “including, but not limited to,”) unless otherwise noted. The term “connected” is to be construed as partly or wholly contained within, attached to, or joined together, even if there is something intervening.
The recitation of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein.
All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate embodiments of the invention and does not impose a limitation on the scope of the invention unless otherwise claimed.
No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice of the invention.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. There is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form or forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Martinez Anton, Juan Carlos, Pereles Ligero, Oscar, Vazquez Molini, Daniel, Bernabeu Martinez, Eusebio, Caparros Jimenez, Sebastian
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